## Why

Sometimes, you don’t have the time to locate the electronic version of a document, so you run to the copier immediately before class to get a PDF to use in the classroom. The PDF is an unreadable document for TTS software. If you run your mouse over the page, it will appear as a giant image. Text-to-speech software cannot read an image; they can read the alt text, but most likely, you don’t have the alt text of all the information typed in either.

## Who

Learners or instructors can use the optical character recognition tool (OCR) to help make an unreadable document readable.

## What

As learners or instructors encounter an “image PDF,” using the OCR tool will make that PDF readable for ReadSpeaker TTS software.

## How

If you have an image-based PDF document, try opening it with docReader. You will notice that a message pops up saying that the document looks like it has words and asks if you would like ReadSpeaker to try to make it readable.

- Click Yes.
- The OCR takes place.

For best results with the OCR feature, the original document should have a standard font, as handwritten documents will be less accurate.

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